Ancient Christian enclave faces ‘genocide by starvation,’ says Armenian Catholic bishop
An Armenian Catholic bishop is calling for prayer and action as some 120,000 ethnic Armenians face what he and other experts call “genocide by starvation.” “It is a violation of every kind of law,” Bishop Mikael A. Mouradian of the California-based Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg told OSV News. The eparchy is […]
Five pro-life activists sent to federal prison for blocking Washington abortion clinic
After a raucous jury trial, five pro-life activists face as many as 11 years in federal prison for convictions to conspire to blockade a Washington abortion clinic in 2020. Convicted Aug. 29 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia of conspiracy against rights and violation of the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic […]
St. John Vianney’s Witness Dealing With Difficult People
All of us have people in our lives who we find difficult to deal with for a variety of reasons. It may be that they have deeply hurt us or our loved ones. Perhaps their particular personality grates on our nerves for some reason. Maybe they are arrogant and lack self-awareness. It could be that […]
Pro-lifer rescuer recounts John Paul II’s inspiring ‘We will stand up’ homily before conviction in DC trial
John Hinshaw’s son, John Paul, said at a prayer vigil that his father shared with supporters before he entered the courtroom the saint’s 1979 pro-life homily in Washington, D.C.
Pertaining to Tip 2
Given that I recently posted again, after a long time, about Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession (HERE) I had to share this from my friend Patrick Madrid. Pertaining to Tip 2: pic.twitter.com/RkltGEqFOY — Patrick Madrid ?? (@patrickmadrid) … Read More →
To Protect God’s Creation, Seek Personal and Policy Change, U.S. Bishops Say
Sergei Akulich Mountain landscape with lake. Pope Francis established the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation in 2015.
California AG Sues School District Over Gender-Identity Parental Notification Policy
About 1,000 Californians rallied in front of the state capitol steps in Sacramento on Aug. 21, 2023, to protest a series of bills they say would take away their rights as parents. The Chino rule is one of several measures lately taken by school districts and governments around the country in an attempt to address […]
Exiled Nicaraguan Opposition Leader to Help Make Criminal Case Against Daniel Ortega
Maynor Valenzuela Félix Maradiaga, president of the Foundation for the Freedom of Nicaragua during a meeting of the National Coalition. Without a Nicaraguan passport, Maradiaga is traveling under a special travel document issued to him by the U.S. government.
Church in Bolivia Criticizes Excesses of Raids on Jesuits in Sexual Abuse Cases
Sora Shimazaki A gavel rests on a desk. The proceedings were carried out by commissions of prosecutors from the cities of La Paz, Sucre, El Alto, and Santa Cruz, who searched through the offices looking for documentation.
Bishop accountability group: Dismissal of charges against McCarrick ‘hugely disappointing’
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick arrives at Massachusetts’ Dedham District Courthouse for his arraignment, Sept. 3, 2021. / Andrew Bukuras/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 30, 2023 / 16:20 pm (CNA). A group known as BishopAccountability.org, which tracks sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, condemned a Massachusetts district judge’s Wednesday decision to dismiss criminal charges against former […]